Combination-check.



MICHEAL DALY, OF COLLINSVILLE, ILLINQIS.

COMBINATION-CHECK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1916.

Application filed June 12, 1915. Serial No. 33,690.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MrorinAL D'ALY, a

citizen of the United States of America, residing at Collinsville, inthe county of Madison and State of Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Combination-Checks, of which the following isa specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawing. This invention relates to miner checks and has for its objectthe production of a simple and eflicient means for assembling aplurality of these checks together so that the checks may be easilyseparated by the miner when so desired for attaching to the car whichhas been loaded with coal by him.

Another object of this invention is the production of a simple andefiicient means for assembling the checks in a roll so that they may beconveniently unrolled for the purpose of attaching the same to a car.

WVith these and other objects" in view, this invention consists ofcertain novel combinations, constructions, and arrangements of parts, aswillbe hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a top plan view of the roll ofchecks. Fig.

2 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a plurality ofthese checks comprising the roll. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of a portionof the roll, parts thereof being shown in section.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals it will be seen thatthe present invention comprises a plurality of checks 1 which areseparated by means of a perforated line 2 whereby the checks may bereadily separated from each other by tearing, when so desired. Eachcheck or tag 1 is provided with an aperture 3 near the upper end thereoffor the purpose of permitting a tag to be conveniently attached to a caror other support.

In actual operation, the tags are arranged in a strip which is wound ina spiral-like manner, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing.The free end of this strip is bent backwardly as shown by the numeral 4in Figs. 1 and 1 so as to have the outer secured to the outer face ofthe spiral roll :5 by means of gummed strips 6, as clearly lllustratedin Fig. 2 of the drawing.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the strip may beeasily and firmly dicated Number 137 and the tags are then consecutivelynumberedfrom 1 to 50the numbers of the tags of each roll are printed ina different color from the tags of another .roll such as for instancebeing printed in red, so that the number of cars loaded.

by the miner may be readily designated by the clerk who enters a recordof the work done by each miner.

The purpose of the present tag or check is the same as that indicatedwith reference to my prior patent, Number 1,028,684, in that the tagsare adapted to be separated from the strip and attached to the car fordesignating the number of cars loaded by the miner, for allowing theclerk keeping the record ofthis work to readily designate the number ofthe miner who has loaded the CELI'.

By referring especially to Fig. 3 of the drawings it will be seen thatthe miners and roll number is printed at the bottom of each ticket towit 1 the largenumber 137 appearing at the bottom of each ticketthroughout the entire roll or book of tickets. The car numbers areprinted consecutively upon the tickets, preferably in red, running from1 to 50 or any desired number and it should be understood that these carnumbers may be printed in any suitable or desired color withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention for it is not desired tolimit the structure to any particular color of ink used in printing thetickets The small numbers at the bottom of each ticket, running from 1to 4:00 or any desired number are known as the ticket numbers fordesignating the number of tickets used by the miner. Of course the datemay be stamped upon the face or back of the ticket in any desired orconvenient place, the same being optional with the person manufacturingor using the ticket.

One of the importantimprovements of the present device is thearrangement of the consecutive car numbers printed upon the loaded eachday consecutively from pay day to pay-day or month to month. By havingthe car number placed upon the tickets, the drivers in the mines mayexamine each ticket on the car to be positive what car number he ispulling from each miners working place. The car number on the ticketswill check in line with the term sheet or bulletin for the amount ofcars the miner has loaded.

It should be understood that by having the tickets mounted upon a roll,any number of tickets may be used to fill any required. order necessary.The ticket number placed on the lower margin of each ticket shows thenumber of tickets in the roll. In some localities a miner purchases hisroll of tickets and the full amount of tickets in the roll is paid. forby him. Should the miner sever his relations with his employer orcompany, he may return the roll of tickets which have not been destroyedor used and receive due credit or rebate for the remaining tickets notdestroyed on the roll. The ticket number on. the roll may easily bedetermined without unwinding the roll to find out the number of ticketsleft thereon.

It should also be understood that by means of the present arrangement a.continuous record may be obtained for determining the number of carsloaded and also for locating any discrepancies due to the loss or thedestroying of tickets.

For more clearly explaining the method of using the tickets it should beunderstood that the same are used as follows: Starting to take off theroll as per the first five tickets dated May 1, 1915, would indicate thefirst five cars loaded. The second date on May 2nd, 1915 four ticketsmay be used and this would indicate the number of cars loaded on thatparticular date.

\Vhat I claim is As a new article of manufacture, a strip of signature.

MIGHEAL DALY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained :[or fire cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington. D. 0.

